Red Flag Warning 23, NWS Los Angeles, CA

000 
WWUS86 KLOX 311756
RFWLOX

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
956 AM PST MON DEC 31 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDDAY TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES DUE TO
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

.A VERY STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING INTO THE GREAT
BASIN AND WILL HOLD IN PLACE THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN
STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND
CANYONS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THROUGH TUESDAY. THE
PEAK OF THIS SANTA ANA WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED TO BE TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL DURING THE
DAY TODAY...LOWERING TO CRITICAL LEVELS BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON
AND THEN CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG
NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ALONG WITH LINGERING CRITICALLY
DRY FUELS HAS PROMPTED THE RED FLAG WARNING.

CAZ253-254-010000-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0023.071231T2000Z-080102T0200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
956 AM PST MON DEC 31 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY FOR
GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY. 

THERE WILL BE AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH
LOCAL GUSTS TO 55 MPH THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS TODAY. THE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SLIGHTLY TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...
WITH PEAK GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED
TO FALL INTO THE TEENS THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN LOWER INTO THE
SINGLE DIGITS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND CRITICALLY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS
WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE
APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG
WARNING.

$$

CAZ288-010000-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0023.071231T2000Z-080102T0200Z/
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
956 AM PST MON DEC 31 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY 
FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY. 

AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO
45 MPH WILL OCCUR TODAY. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
SLIGHTLY TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...WITH PEAK GUSTS OVER 55
MPH POSSIBLE. HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE TEENS
THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN LOWER INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TONIGHT INTO
TUESDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND CRITICALLY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS
WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE
APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG
WARNING.

$$

CAZ244-245-010000-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0023.071231T2000Z-080102T0200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
956 AM PST MON DEC 31 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY
FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY. 

AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH
WILL OCCUR TODAY. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SLIGHTLY
TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...WITH PEAK GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE.
HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE TEENS THIS AFTERNOON
AND THEN LOWER INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND CRITICALLY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS
WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE
APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG
WARNING.

$$

CAZ246-010000-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0023.071231T2000Z-080102T0200Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
956 AM PST MON DEC 31 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY 
FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY. 

AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO
50 MPH WILL OCCUR TODAY. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SLIGHTLY
TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...WITH PEAK GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.
HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE TEENS THIS AFTERNOON
AND THEN LOWER INTO SINGLE DIGITS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND CRITICALLY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS
WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE
APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG
WARNING.

$$

CAZ240-010000-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0023.071231T2000Z-080102T0200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
956 AM PST MON DEC 31 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY
FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY. 

AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH
WILL OCCUR TODAY...WITH GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING. HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE TEENS THIS
AFTERNOON AND THEN LOWER INTO SINGLE DIGITS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND CRITICALLY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS
WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE
APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG
WARNING.

$$

CAZ241-010000-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0023.071231T2000Z-080102T0200Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST-
956 AM PST MON DEC 31 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY 
FROM MALIBU TO THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST 
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY. 

AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO
40 MPH WILL OCCUR FROM MALIBU TO THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS TODAY. THE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SLIGHTLY TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY
MORNING...WITH PEAK GUSTS TO 45 MPH LIKELY. HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE
EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE TEENS THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN LOWER
INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND CRITICALLY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS
WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE
APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG
WARNING.

$$

CAZ247-010000-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0023.071231T2000Z-080102T0200Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS-
956 AM PST MON DEC 31 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY. 

AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO
40 MPH WILL OCCUR IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO INCREASE SLIGHTLY TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...WITH PEAK
GUSTS TO 45 MPH LIKELY. HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO
THE TEENS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SAN FERNANDO AND SAN GABRIEL
VALLEYS...AND THEN LOWER INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND CRITICALLY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS
WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE
APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG
WARNING.

$$

TRM

000 
WWUS86 KLOX 312351
RFWLOX

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
351 PM PST MON DEC 31 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF
LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND
LOW HUMIDITIES...

.A VERY STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE HAS BUILT INTO THE GREAT BASIN
AND WILL HOLD IN PLACE THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS HAS RESULTED IN STRONG
AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS OF
LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AND THEY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT
LEAST TUESDAY. THE PEAK OF THIS SANTA ANA WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED TO
BE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL LOWER TO
CRITICAL LEVELS THIS EVENING AND THEN CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. THE
COMBINATION OF STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ALONG WITH
LINGERING CRITICALLY DRY FUELS HAS PROMPTED THE RED FLAG WARNING.

CAZ253-254-011800-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080102T0200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
351 PM PST MON DEC 31 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY
FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY. 

THERE WILL BE AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH
LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS THROUGH TUESDAY.
HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE TEENS THIS EVENING
AND THEN LOWER INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND CRITICALLY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS
WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE
APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG
WARNING.

$$

CAZ288-011800-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080102T0200Z/
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
351 PM PST MON DEC 31 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY
FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY. 

THERE WILL BE AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
LOCAL GUSTS TO 55 MPH...ESPECIALLY THROUGH AND BELOW CANYONS THROUGH
TUESDAY. HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE TEENS THIS
EVENING AND THEN LOWER INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND CRITICALLY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS
WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE
APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG
WARNING.

$$

CAZ244-245-011800-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080102T0200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
351 PM PST MON DEC 31 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY
FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY. 

THERE WILL BE AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL
GUSTS TO 55 MPH...ESPECIALLY BELOW CANYONS THROUGH TUESDAY.
HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE TEENS THIS EVENING
AND THEN LOWER INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND CRITICALLY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS
WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE
APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG
WARNING.

$$

CAZ246-011800-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080102T0200Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
351 PM PST MON DEC 31 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY
FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY. 

THERE WILL BE AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH
LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY THROUGH AND BELOW CANYONS THROUGH
TUESDAY. HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE TEENS THIS
EVENING AND THEN LOWER INTO SINGLE DIGITS OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND CRITICALLY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS
WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE
APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG
WARNING.

$$

CAZ240-011800-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080102T0200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
351 PM PST MON DEC 31 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY
FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY. 

THERE WILL BE AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS
TO 45 MPH...ESPECIALLY BELOW CANYONS THROUGH TUESDAY. HUMIDITY
LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE TEENS THIS EVENING AND THEN LOWER
INTO SINGLE DIGITS OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND CRITICALLY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS
WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE
APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG
WARNING.

$$

CAZ241-011800-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080102T0200Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST-
351 PM PST MON DEC 31 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY FROM 
MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITIES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY. 

THERE WILL BE AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH FROM MALIBU TO THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS THROUGH 
TUESDAY. HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE TEENS THIS
EVENING AND THEN LOWER INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND CRITICALLY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS
WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE
APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG
WARNING.

$$

CAZ247-011800-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080102T0200Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS-
351 PM PST MON DEC 31 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY
FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY. 

THERE WILL BE AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH...MAINLY BELOW CANYONS AND THROUGHOUT THE
SAN FERNANDO AND SAN GABRIEL VALLEYS. HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED
TO FALL INTO THE TEENS THIS EVENING AND THEN LOWER INTO THE SINGLE
DIGITS OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND CRITICALLY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS
WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE
APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG
WARNING.

$$

TRM

SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
830 PM PST SUN DEC 30 2007

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT-WEDNESDAY)...
SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWING CONSIDERABLE CLOUD COVERAGE THIS EVENING
TRAPPED ACROSS THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS
MUCH OF INTERIOR SLO/SBA COUNTIES. STRONG NORTH-SOUTH PRESSURE
GRADIENTS (-5.9 MB BETWEEN LAX-BAKERSFIELD) HAS ALREADY GENERATED
WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR AND WESTERN
PORTION OF ANTELOPE VALLEY THIS EVENING...PROMPTING WIND ADVISORIES
FOR THESE AREAS.

SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD RAPIDLY ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN
OVERNIGHT...WITH A 1042 MB CENTER EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHEAST
NEVADA BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THIS WILL TRANSLATE INTO SHARP
OFFSHORE PRESSURE TRENDS ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OVERNIGHT...ALONG
WITH SOME COLD AIR ADVECTION AT LOWER LEVELS. AS A RESULT...LOOK
FOR WINDS TO SHIFT TO A MORE NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION OVERNIGHT...
INCREASING RAPIDY TOWARDS MORNING. BY 12Z MONDAY...WRF CONTINUES
TO SHOW AREA OF 50 KT WINDS AT 950 MB WITH LAX-DAGGETT PRESSURE
GRAIDENT EXPECTED AROUND -6.6 MB. THIS SHOULD BRING WIDESPREAD
WIND ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA
COUNTIES ON MONDAY. IN EVENING UPDATE...WILL EXPAND THE ADVISORY
AREA TO COVER ALL OF VENTURA AND LA COUNTIES...WITH THE EXCEPTION
OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY.

SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AND PEAK AT A MOST
IMPRESSIVE 1057 MB CENTER OVER NORTHWEST COLORADO BY 12Z TUESDAY.
THIS WILL CONTINUE TO TIGTHEN THE NORTHEAST PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...WITH A PEAK LAX-DAGGETT GRADIENT OF AROUND -10
MB BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. WHILE THERE IS ONLY MODERATE SUPPORT
AT 850 MB...FEEL THERE IS ENOUGH 950 MB WIND SUPPORT AND PRESSURE
GRADIENT TO GENERATE WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. SO
HIGH WIND WATCH STILL LOOKS ON TARGET FOR LA/VTU COUNTY MOUNTAINS
FOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.

WHILE THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTD TO BECOME FAIRLY WIDESPREAD
BY MONDAY MORNING...IT APPEARS THAT HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL NOT
FALL TO BELOW CRITICAL RED FLAG THRESHOLDS UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON.
THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE SIGNIFICANT DRYING MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY...WITH SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES BECOMING LIKELY. IN
ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB WELL INTO THE 70S EACH DAY.
FIRE WEATHER WATCHES FOR MUCH OF LA AND VENTURA COUNTIES WILL
LIKELY BE UPGRADED TO RED FLAG WARNINGS.

*** FROM PREVIOUS DISCUSSION ***

.LONG TERM (THURSDAY-SUNDAY)...
A 530 DM LOW IS STILL FORECASTED TO SWING AROUND A DEEP LOW OVER THE
GULF OF ALASKA AND MOVE CLOSE TO THE NRN CA COAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THIS WILL ALLOW A DEEP LAYER OF SOUTHERLY FLOW TO FORM OVER CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WED NIGHT AND THU. BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF
CONTINUE TO SHOW SOLID AGREEMENT WITH THE OVERALL TRACK AND MOISTURE
WITH THIS SYSTEM...WITH THE ONLY MAJOR DISAGREEMENT INVOLVED IN
ABOUT 12 HRS OF TIMING. EITHER WAY...LOOKS LIKELY FOR RAIN OVER THE
ENTIRE AREA EITHER ON THURSDAY...EITHER DURING THE DAY OR THE NIGHT.
BUMPED POPS UP TO LIKELY CAT AS A RESULT. THIS RAIN EVENT LOOKS TO
BE FAIRLY WARM IN NATURE WITH HIGH SNOW LEVELS AS MUCH OF THE
MOISTURE IS TAGGED TO COME FROM THE SOUTH. THIS BIT OF MOISTURE IS
THE WILDCARD AS TO HOW MUCH RAIN WE WILL GET. IF THE GFS IS RIGHT
WITH A DEEP LAYER STREAMING UP FROM THE SOUTH...WIDESPREAD RAINFALL
IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH SEEMS LIKELY...BUT MODELS OFTEN STRUGGLE WITH
THIS AND WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE IF IT MATERIALIZES. A COLD FRONT
BEHIND THIS SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL MOVE IN ON FRI...WITH ANOTHER YET
MUCH COLDER SYSTEM RIGHT BEHIND IT LATE SAT INTO SUN. AS A
RESULT...THE FORECAST HAS CHANCE OF PRECIP THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

&&

.AVIATION...31/0430Z
BASED ON LATEST SATELLITE TRENDS IT APPEARS THAT MOST OF THE
CLOUD COVERAGE WILL BE CONFINED TO THE NORTH SLOPES...AS WELL
MUCH OF SLO COUNTY. TAF SITES AT RISK FOR CLOUD COVERAGE TONIGHT
INCLUDE KPRB AND KSBP. IT IS LOOKING LESS LIKELY FOR CLOUDS
TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE LA BASIN...BUT THERE WILL BE SOME RESIDUAL
HAZE UNTIL THE OFFSHORE WINDS SCOUR OUT THE MARINE LAYER
SOMETIME MONDAY MORNING.

KLAX...LOW CLOUDS BECOMING LESS LIKELY TONIGHT AT KLAX AS OFFSHORE
GRADIENTS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD RAPIDLY OVERNIGHT. LIGHT NORTHEAST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING...
BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN UNDER 10 KT.

KBUR...VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH MONDAY. GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS
EXPECTED MUCH OF THE DAY MONDAY...WITH SOME LLWS AT TIMES.

&&

.LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH WIND WATCH (SEE LAXNPWLOX).
FIRE WEATHER WATCH (SEE LAXRFWLOX).
WIND ADVISORY (SEE LAXNPWLOX).
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXCWFLOX).

&&

PUBLIC...GOMBERG/KITTELL
AVIATION...GOMBERG

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1130 PM PST SUN DEC 30 2007

CAZ034>041-044>047-051>054-059-087-088-311400-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
ANTELOPE VALLEY-CATALINA ISLAND-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
1130 PM PST SUN DEC 30 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE... TONIGHT.

GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS...ANTELOPE
VALLEY...AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY TONIGHT. LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO 50
MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR AS WELL AS
WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY.

* WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS *

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A MORE NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION MONDAY...AND
INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS BOTH DAYS WILL BE FOCUSED BELOW AND
THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. THERE
IS THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS
OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING.

THE GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS COMBINED WITH LOWERING HUMIDITIES WILL
BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR MUCH OF LOS
ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES.

A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS WILL BRING A THREAT OF RAIN FROM THURSDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING
SIGNIFICANT RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW...AS WELL AS GUSTY WINDS TO THE
REGION.

* HIGH WIND WATCH............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS *

* FIRE WEATHER WATCH.........SEE WWUS86 KLOX - RFWLOX FOR DETAILS *

* WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS *

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT..SEE WWUS86 KLOX - SPSLOX FOR DETAILS *

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

GOMBERG/ASR

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1003 PM PST SUN DEC 30 2007

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SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
ANTELOPE VALLEY-CATALINA ISLAND-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
1003 PM PST SUN DEC 30 2007

...PERIODS OF SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THURSDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...

A MAJOR CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE IN
THE EASTERN PACIFIC LATER THIS WEEK. STRONG ZONAL FLOW IS EXPECTED
TO BRING A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS INTO THE REGION...WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AND STRONG WINDS. IT
SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THIS COULD BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL ACROSS
THE SOUTHLAND SINCE JANUARY 2005.

THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF POTENT WEATHER SYSTEMS IS EXPECTED TO BRING
RAIN...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...TO AREAS NORTH OF POINT
CONCEPTION ON THURSDAY...SPREADING INTO VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES
COUNTIES LATE IN THE DAY. A SECOND AND POSSIBLY MORE POTENT
WEATHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD RAPIDLY INTO THE REGION ON
FRIDAY...BRINGING EVEN HEAVIER PRECIPITATION AND STRONGER WINDS. A
THIRD WEATHER SYSTEM COULD BRING ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AND STRONG
WINDS TO THE REGION LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

WHILE THE INITIAL WEATHER SYSTEM ON THURSDAY COULD BRING THE
THREAT OF MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS TO THE BURN AREA...IT SHOULD BE
NOTED THAT THE SECOND AND THIRD SYSTEMS COULD BRING THE THREAT OF MORE
WIDESPREAD FLOODING CONCERNS...EVEN OUTSIDE THE BURN AREAS. DUE TO
THE STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST LOW LEVEL FLOW WITH THESE SYSTEMS...THERE
WILL LIKELY BE SIGNIFICANT OROGRAPHIC ENHANCEMENT OF RAINFALL ACROSS
SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING MOUNTAIN AND FOOTHILL LOCATIONS. THE
DEEP SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL LIKELY KEEP SNOW LEVELS ABOVE
RESORT LEVELS THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENT.

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL...THESE WEATHER SYSTEMS COULD
PACK POWERFUL WINDS. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SECONDARY SYSTEM ON FRIDAY...WITH DAMAGING WINDS
POSSIBLE ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST...AS WELL AS THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER
VALLEYS.

LASTLY...THESE STRONG PACIFIC STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BRING A LARGE
WESTERLY SWELL INTO THE COASTAL WATERS FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...BRINGING
THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL WEST FACING BEACHES.

GOMBERG/HALL